Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Focus Financial Partners Inc. (the "Company") held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") onJune 3, 2020 inLake Success, New York for the following purposes: (1) to elect three directors to serve as Class II directors on the Company's board of directors until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified, (2) to ratify the selection by the Company's audit committee ofDeloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year endingDecember 31, 2020 , (3) to conduct a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, and (4) to conduct a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. Each of these items is more fully described in the Company's proxy statement filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission onApril 15, 2020 .
Proposal 1 - Election of Class II Directors
Each of the three nominees for Class II director was duly elected by the Company's stockholders, with votes as follows:
Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker
Non-Vote
Joseph Feliciani, Jr. 56,263,134 5,215,319
3,797,649
Noah Gottdiener 56,249,317 5,229,136
3,797,649
Rajini Sundar Kodialam 56,147,883 5,330,570 3,797,649
Proposal 2 - Ratification of Selection of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The selection by the Company's audit committee ofDeloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year endingDecember 31, 2020 was ratified by the Company's stockholders, with votes as follows: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstain Broker Non-Vote 65,152,905 109,603 13,594 -
Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote Approving Named Executive Officer Compensation
The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, by the Company's stockholders, with votes as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstain Broker Non-Vote 55,170,343 3,794,920 2,513,190 3,797,649
Proposal 4 - Advisory Vote Approving Future Advisory Votes to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation Every Year
The frequency of advisory votes on compensation to occur every year was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, by the Company's stockholders, with votes as follows:
Votes For Votes For Votes For Advisory Vote Advisory Vote Every Advisory Vote Every Every Year 2 Years 3 Years Votes Abstain Broker Non-Vote 61,420,034 1,254 21,531 35,634 3,797,649
Based on the voting results for this proposal, the Company determined that a non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers will be conducted every year, until the next advisory vote on this matter is held. 2
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